FIFA President in Two Places at Once
FIFA主席竟然分身兩地
Introduction
People say FIFA President Gianni Infantino was at two World Cup games at the same time.
有人說FIFA主席Gianni Infantino在同一時間出現在兩場世界盃比賽中。
Main Body
He was at the Ecuador and Germany game. He was also at the Curacao and Ivory Coast game. These games happened at the same time.
他在厄瓜多與德國的比賽現場，同時也出現在庫拉索與象牙海岸的比賽現場。這兩場比賽是在同一時間進行的。
The two stadiums were 130 kilometers apart. A person cannot be in two places at once.
兩個體育場相距130公里。一個人不可能同時出現在兩個地方。
Mr. Infantino has a private plane. He uses it to travel between three countries. But a plane is not fast enough for this.
Infantino先生擁有一架私人飛機，他用來在三個國家之間往返。但即使是飛機，速度也不足以完成這項任務。
Conclusion
No one knows how he was at both games.
沒有人知道他如何能同時出席這兩場比賽。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Magic' of WAS and WERE
In the story, we see things that happened in the past. To talk about where someone was, we use these two simple words:
- Was → Use for 1 person (He, She, I, Gianni Infantino).
- Were → Use for 2 or more people/things (The games, The stadiums).
Examples from the text:
- "He was at the Ecuador game" (1 person).
- "These games happened..." (The text uses a past action here, but if we talked about the games' location, we would say: "The games were in different cities").
Quick Tip for A2: If you can replace the subject with "It" or "He/She", use WAS. If you can replace the subject with "They", use WERE.
Comparison:
- Now: He is in the plane.
- Past: He was in the plane.